The gastronomy of Roses is a combination of traditional and creative cuisine. In this village the typical Mediterranean Catalan cuisine, are cooked with products from the environment.

The top product is undoubtedly the fresh fish which is caught at the Bay of Roses. The most representative and at the same time traditional dish of Roses is the fish soup “Suquet de Peix”.

The fishing village of Roses held every spring a gastronomic event for this dish. The fish soup of Roses “Suquet de Peix” you can enjoy throughout the year in numerous restaurants of the fishing village.

The fish soup or fish stew is a traditional fish recipe consisting of boiled fish and potatoes of the region, which cooked the fishermen after an exhausting working day in order to strengthen itself. Today different versions of this stew are offered, all cooked with typical Mediterranean products.

Discover the best dishes in the restaurants of Roses and enjoy in addition to the “Suquet de Peix” other traditional and creative recipes. The typical on the Catalan cuisine is the combination of ingredients from the sea and the mountains, the so-called Mar i Muntanya dishes (sea and mountain). A typical example are shrimp with chicken.

You can complete these special dishes with a large selection of excellent wines from the wineries of our region Denominación de Origen Empordà.

If you’re a passionate amateur cook, and want to cook the fish stew at home, you will find all the ingredients at the fishing port of Roses, which offers daily fresh fish and seafood. The port of Roses has the biggest fishing of the region Girona, and the second largest of all Catalonia. There is a wide variety of hake, monkfish, sea bream, sea bass, john dory, sea bream, sardines, shrimps, crabs, squid, mussels and anchovies are caught daily. The anchovies of Roses are available in all fisheries in several stores. The anchovy “Anxoves de Roses” received 2014 the award for a first-class premium product.

Enjoy your visit in Roses and we wish you a good appetite!